bízháneeʼ
Navajo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɪ́ʒɑ́nèːʔ/
Noun
bízháneeʼ
- he/she/they is/are lucky
- tʼáá íiyisíí nízháneeʼ ― you are really lucky!
Usage notes
The Navajo notion of luck is different. A person’s luck is believed to be affected by his or her conduct in life, so people can make their own luck.
Inflection
| singular | duoplural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | shízháneeʼ | nihízháneeʼ |
| 2nd person | nízháneeʼ | nihízháneeʼ |
| 3rd person | bízháneeʼ | |
| 4th person (3o) | yízháneeʼ | |
| 4th person (3a) | házháneeʼ | |
| 4th person (3i) | ázháneeʼ | — |
| reflexive | ázháneeʼ, ádízháneeʼ | — |
| reciprocal | — | áłzháneeʼ, ahíłzháneeʼ |